Sunday A&E: Pick 6, the best bets for the week ahead

Jul. 3, 2013

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Order! Order in the court! The Des Moines Community Playhouse calls “Legally Blonde” to the stage for a three-week run starting Friday. The Tony-winning musical about a California sorority girl’s unlikely rise through the ranks of Harvard Law is based on the 2001 movie starring Reese Witherspoon. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 4. $21-$36, with discounts for seniors and students. www.dmplayhouse.com.

The free monthly film series on the Des Moines Art Center lawn continues at dusk Thursday with “The Philadelphia Story” (1940), starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart. The following night, the local band Faculty Lounge takes over the museum’s courtyard from 5 to 8 p.m. Concert admission is $5. www.desmoinesartcenter.org.

Moberg Gallery, 2921 Ingersoll Ave., opens a group show with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. The four featured artists are Jordan Weber, Sandra Perlow, Stephanie Brunia and the Chicago artist Lynn Basa, whose terrazzo floor adorns the lobby of the DART’s new Central Station. www.moberggallery.com.

“The Story” singer Brandi Carlile headlines a Nitefall on the River show at 7 p.m. today at the Simon Estes Amphitheater, 75 E. Locust St. She’s had multiple songs featured on the show “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “The Story” was used in the 2012 film “The Lucky One.” Carlile’s most recent album, “Bear Creek,” came out last summer. The Lone Bellow opens. $30. www.ticketfly.com.

African singer-songwriter Vieux Farka Toure performs at the Vaudeville Mews, 212 Fourth St., at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Toure is the son of Grammy-winning musician Ali Farka Toure and plays a style that blends rock, reggae and world music. His latest album, “Mon Pays,” translates as “My Country” and reflects on the civil war in his home country of Mali. $5. www.tikly.co.

The Australian hard rock band Sick Puppies plays Wooly’s, 504 E. Locust St., at 6 p.m. July 14. The trio broke through with the hit “All the Same” in 2006 and performed locally at Lazerfest and the Val Air Ballroom. Sick Puppies’ fourth album, “Connect,” also comes out next week. $20-$22. www.ticketfly.com.